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3blindmice
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That's precisely why I've asked the question. Forensic examination of betting activities of all Aquaneerim officials, staff and their associates is an absolute MUST to clear them completely. I'd expect directors would be pushing for that themselves. Should evidence be uncovered showing big(ger) bets occurred that still doesn't prove knowledge of malpractice (as against knowledge that XXX was a hot chance) but it would/should be enough to force resignations.
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pnclick
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Bowlers usually have some form of connection, and they will, and most likely are, being checked out. RVL will have the information, they receive live (and end of day) data feeds from ALL approved betting operators (barring the Asian Exchanges of course), so they will have information to work on. It's not like the old days when racing bodies would ask operators to provide info, and some of that info "mysteriously" disappears. Aquanita have form with the Tania Hyatt turning over hundreds of thousand on Betfair laying their horses. Maybe Aquanita should have tried to protect that Tania a bit more instead of letting her take the wrap.
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monty1
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Yes, Tania, Danny Nikolic's girlfriend.
Remember when Damien Oliver had the bet (his first), Smerdon was the one who handed him the brown paper bag full of cash. |
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Batman
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Settle down everybody. All is well now because there is a new name. đđ„đ
Nobody will remember that naughty Aquanita brand. |
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Gambling has brought our family closer together. We had to move to a smaller house.
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Go Flash Go
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Used to just follow the horses regardless of connections if they're going well (sometimes l got it right ) .... would sometimes back 'em.
That's how got on here posting. When Divine Maddona went whoosh at it's first win at Flemington thought to see if could learn more about it and was it true or not.
So now there's this to add to that. A little dissapointed; l'll stick with the horses they're always true but this is going to be a rocky ride ... am fond of a few of the people involved as they are icons of racing ..... and let's hope the staff, the innocent staff that is, get through it alright.
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linghi11
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The Aquanaughty |
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to the victor
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monty1
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Accused race doping trainersâ messages exposed
Leo Schlink, Herald Sun February 20, 2018 9:00pm Subscriber only RACING figures doped champion horses in some of Australiaâs biggest races â possibly including the Melbourne Cup â according to explosive texts obtained by the Herald Sun. Secret exchanges uncovered by integrity investigators indicate two Cup horses were doping targets in 2015, while up to six other horses in support races on the same day may have been illegally treated. TEXTS REVEAL BRAZEN ALLEGED DOPING UNDER NOSES OF OFFICIALS LEO SCHLINK: DAMNING TEXTS PAINT DISTURBING PICTURE OF ALLEGED HORSE DOPING The texts lift the lid on how a group of trainers and stable staff are alleged to have evaded Racing ÂVictoriaâs security network for years to dope horses with performance-enhancing sodium bicarbonate. In one bombshell exchange, trainer Liam Birchley and stablehand Greg Nelligan discuss using âtop-upsâ â believed to be a reference to a slurry of bicarbonate and other substances often administered within minutes of competition. The practice is an extreme violation of racing rules. âCan u org a top up for tomorrow pls,â Birchley texts on Cup eve. Nelligan responds âRoberts (top trainer Robert Smerdon) ordered 5, Iâll need a wheelbarrow to carry them allâ, before Birchley quips âYouâve got deep pocketsâ. Trainer Robert Smerdon studies his phone at Caulfield trackwork last October. He faces 115 charges relating to the doping scandal. Picture: Vince Caligiuri/Getty RACING VICTORIA LAYS HUNDREDS OF CHARGES AGAINST GROUP 1 TRAINERS INCLUDING ROBERT SMERDON AQUANITA RACING RESPONDS AFTER DOPING CHARGES WERE LAID AGAINST TRAINERS AND STAFF Nelligan then appears to reference doping two horses due to run in the Cup, texting: âIâll be walking funny, got two cup horses as well. Donât tell Robert.â âMercenary!â Birchley says, adding: âWhich ones we backing.â Nelligan texts: âRobert had me do one for the guy with the cup horses a few years ago so itâs not out of the circle of trust but I still donât tell him.â The exchanges provide the first real insight into one of the biggest Âalleged scams in racing history. FLICK THROUGH DOZENS OF DAMNING TEXTS BELOW RACING VICTORIA DOPING SCANDAL TEXT MESSAGES REVEALED DAY BEFORE THE 2015 MELBOURNE CUP 1 of 21 THE GROUP 1s: October 12, 2011, Caulfield - Mosheen (Group 1 $502,000 Thousand Guineas) 2 of 21 April 7, 2012, Rosehill - Mosheen wins the Group 1 $405,000 Vinery Stud Stakes 3 of 21 PLANNING THE SCAM: October 7, 2011, Moonee Valley - Destinyâs Kiss wins, Classic Elle runs second, Madaba Flyer runs seventh and No Means Go runs third. 4 of 21 There is also evidence Smerdonâs VRC Oaks winner Mosheen was illegally treated on racecourses before contesting Group 1 races. And Smerdonâs champion hurdler Black And Bent is under scrutiny after major race wins in 2011-12. Both horses are named in text messages. Black And Bent (blue) runs down Desert Master (grey) on his way to winning the Galleywood Hurdle. The alleged conspirators even jokingly lament at one stage about how it is âhard to cheatâ in Japan. Smerdon, Birchley and Greg Nelligan, trainers Tony Vasil, Stuart Webb and Morningtonâs Trent Pennuto, stable employee Danny Garland and office worker Denise Nelligan were last month charged with a total of 271 racing offences dating back to 2010 over the alleged scam. All are charged with engaging âin a practice that was dishonest, corrupt or fraudulentâ in that they were âparty to the administration of alkalinising agents and/or medications to a horse or horses on race dayâ. Sodium bicarbonate â also known in racing circles as âmilkshakesâ or bicarb â is the substance the accused are alleged to have illegally administered on race morning and again at the track. Once on course, the horses were allegedly given âtop-upsâ. It is illegal for horses to be treated one clear day before racing. The alleged doping was being carried out within an hour of competition. Mosheen, ridden by jockey Danny Nikolic, wins the Vinery Stud Stakes at Rosehill Gardens in 2012. In one text exchange between Smerdon and Greg Nelligan before 2011âs Group 1 Thousand Guineas, Smerdon appears to instruct Nelligan on timing and dosage. âDoes Mosheen have a guard?â Nelligan asks. âNo. Want to topup her and Stoneblack only,â Smerdon texts. This prompts Nelligan to respond âWill doâ, then â50 mins ok s Black.â âOnly if theyâve tested him otherwise wait until 40 when the previous is due to be run,â Smerdon says. âNo test will wait.â Nelligan confirms, before saying âMosheen tested at 2 hours, go 40 again?â âIâd say go whenever you like,â Smerdon concludes. Mosheen finished second to filly Atlantic Jewel. Mosheen and jockey Danny Nikolic return to scale after winning the Vinery Stud Stakes at Rosehill Gardens. All of the accused have links, past or present, to Aquanita Racing, whose board currently includes businessman Peter Howell and Melbourne Racing Club chairman Mike Symons. There is no suggestion that either Howell or Symons had knowledge of any alleged doping. The Aquanita inquiry stems from float driver Greg Nelliganâs alleged attempt to illegally treat Smerdon-trained mare Lovani at Flemington on October 7 last year. Nelligan was caught allegedly administering a âtop-upâ to Lovani with a modified syringe as champion mare Winx paraded before the Turnbull Stakes. Racing integrity officers claim those involved became so proficient at avoiding detection they were able to dope horses within 40 minutes of competition, despite the presence of integrity officials and CCTV. They would then back the treated horses. Smerdon, Webb, Danny Garland and Denise Nelligan voluntarily stood down from their roles last month as Aquanita Racing was rebranded Neerim Lodge. Birchley and Vasil have been conditionally Âallowed to continue training. Racing Victoria said it had no comment given that the investigation was continuing. leo.schlink@news.com.au |
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monty1
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I am just loving this! It is the gift that keeps on giving.
I wonder if owners of horses that were beaten by the drugged up horses take legal action? |
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monty1
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Canât wait for more text message evidence from the circle of trust!
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Bonjour
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My guess is most of them will never train again, it's the contempt that pisses me off, nothing in my horses, except oats and ability, and I ran second on many occasions when I suspected foul play.....just by the language and actions of the winner/s......must be hundreds of poor buggers like me.
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Bonjour
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Why would you race a horse in VIC?.......Look at the Cobalt crap, still presentation waiting, but what about the Vets, the other Cobalt cases in waiting, Sam Kav might have kicked it all of in NSW, but the whole thing stinks with the VIC vets......now these trainers, with the damning texts, they've been having a laugh, fine the bastards millions, make em sell their assets, put it into the injured Jock fund, or animal welfare, don't know if the rest of you are so angry, but sure as hell I am.
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marble
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the whole thing stinks - but the question that bothers me is that they were doing it with impunity and no fear of getting caught. top up 40 minutes before race, who was turning a blind eye at the track.
how about some security cameras in raceday stalls.
Is it happening in other states? |
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Bonjour
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Exactly Marble, this could be a much wider story, can't sweep it under the carpet, like the good old days, Chief Steward might have got the Cobalt boys wrong, but I really believe he is a justice chaser, learn from past mistakes, and get these fleas, get them good....make us happy and confident we can invest on the tote or the books with transparency and ease of mind. A problem though is the frozen samples wont show up anything as the 'shake' is gone, clear......nothing to see......the case revolves around the texts and of course someone rolling over......if that happens, gone, gone gone....just ask Mr Murray Farquhar...thank God for immunity. Murray showed how it should be done!
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Shawy38
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They are done. Ainât no coming back from this.
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Spearmint
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Ok, so Nelligan says he has to do 2 horses in the Cup for a trainer who is in the "circle of trust", this means the trainer must have at least 2 horses in the Cup.
The list with 2 or more runners is Weir Waller Waterhouse Hayes/Dabernig Aidan O'Brien Take your pick I haven't necessarily put them in order of suspicion |
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"Nothing in the world is so powerful as an idea whose time has come"
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Spearmint
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Whoops missed Dunlop and got Weir wrong, he only had the winner
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"Nothing in the world is so powerful as an idea whose time has come"
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furious
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This is ugly but at least Mosheen didn't seem to have long term harm as she already has a stakes winner in Japan. That's the only positive thing I can think of though. At least what ever it was didn't hurt the animal. But it is certainly damning. I love the racing industry because or the horses. The absolute athletes who give there all and can come up with one like Winx. Why is it that the human element let the side down. We see the good the bad and the ugly in this industry.
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anabel
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Sport 927 claims there were only 3 trainers with 2 runners, the only local being David Hayes. Hayes, to his credit, came on the show to discuss it and strongly denies any cheating. |
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Spearmint
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Also Nelligan says 2 horses for a guy in the cup. I guess this does not necessarily mean he is the trainer of those 2 horses
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"Nothing in the world is so powerful as an idea whose time has come"
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Passing Through
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''Guy'' with the Cup runners would seem to eliminate Gai
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Passing Through
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Waller had 3 runners in it
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Spearmint
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The other possibility is that Nelligan was just trying to big note himself and the story about topping up 2 cup runners was just bull dust
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"Nothing in the world is so powerful as an idea whose time has come"
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Bi Carb
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Finally , a huge step in the right direction towards justice.
A few of us in here have been ardent supporters of the level playing field concept , not sure we will ever get it , but this is a huge step. Many have thought we where just whiners and moaners and 'sore losers' , when in fact we are just honest fair dinkum triers. Been plenty of bleeding hearts sticking up for the cheats for a long long time , well , lets say how this plays out. Caulfield has been a rats nest for along long time. |
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skippy123
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The mail is one of the horses was a regular, an international..
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skippy123
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[QUOTE=Bonjour] Exactly Marble, this could be a much wider story, can't sweep it under the carpet, like the good old days, Chief Steward might have got the Cobalt boys wrong, but I really believe he is a justice chaser, learn from past mistakes, and get these fleas, get them good....make us happy and confident we can invest on the tote or the books with transparency and ease of mind. A problem though is the frozen samples wont show up anything as the 'shake' is gone, clear......nothing to see......the case revolves around the texts and of course someone rolling over......if that happens, gone, gone gone....just ask Mr Murray Farquhar...thank God for immunity. Murray showed how it should be done
Rumours of Smerdon and co doping their horses have existed for years and even people not directly involved in racing have commented on this and wondered how they suspected and the authorities didnât. I have questions (and suspicions) relating to a former integrity person that had been rumoured to be tipping these guys off and protecting them for years.. |
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skippy123
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I suspect that these guys were hiding in plain sight and the stewards didnât need to act (they have such discretion )until they caught Pennuto and the RADB compelled them to actually investigate..
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monty1
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Interesting one of the journalists on RSN this morning said that these grubs even had a last supper (farewell dinner) as they knew they were gone. How I would love to know who was at that dinner.
Word on the street is a couple of trainers are breathing sighs of relief as they only went under pseudonyms and not their real names so they canât be done, which is is a shame as we need all of the cheating mongrels gone. Honest trainers are running 2nd to these pricks and then they have the winners and get horses thrown at them to train and honest John gets shafted. |
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2Square
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The story going around is the cup horse in question came 2nd by the smallest of margins
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monty1
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Knew shifty Merrick Staunton was involved. He is named helping do Mosheen prior to winning the Group 1Vinery in Sydney.
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3blindmice
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Wanna have another guess or phone a friend?
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